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On January 19, 2021, the US Commerce Department (“Commerce”) published an interim final rule (“Interim Rule”) to implement Executive Order 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (“ICTS”) Supply Chain.” The Interim Rule was issued following the public comment period’s closure on January 10, 2021 on the proposed rules issued on November 27, 2019 (“Proposed Rules”). For more information on the Proposed Rules and the Interim Rule, please see our blog posts here and here. When it requested comments on…

When multiple industry groups join efforts to push back on regulations proposed by the US Department of Commerce (“Commerce”), it likely means two things: first, the topic is highly relevant to many US businesses, and second, the proposed regulations need further refining. Many trade associations and businesses expressed concerns with the highly anticipated proposed regulations issued by Commerce on November 26, 2019 (“Proposed Regulations”) to implement Executive Order 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology…